Inmate James Rose, 41, filed the federal lawsuit last week, contending the agency has violated his constitutional rights by not providing him marijuana “as part of the Rastafarian religious practice,” according to The Associated Press.

In a lawsuit filed last Monday, inmate James Rose accused the South Carolina Department of Corrections of violating his constitutional rights by refusing to give him marijuana "as part of the Rastafarian religious practice." https://t.co/RdX32juUlj

Rose also claims officials in the state prisons department held him down and shaved his head, cutting off his dreadlocks, after he asked for marijuana in April of 2017, the AP reported.

He is arguing he should be allowed to grow dreadlocks to an “unlimited length” as part of his religion.

Rose is seeking $1 million in damages and said in the filing, “The injuries I’ve sustained related to the events were migraine headaches, psychological trauma, mental anguish (depression), panic attacks and nightmares,” according to the AP.